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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
A young British soldier writes from Bethlehem describing guard duty at the birthplace and manger of Jesus. He notes a silver star marking the site, a stable lit by lamps from various nations, and the manger hewn in rock with marble added for preservation.
An OCR fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a palatable tonic for children. It claims public government funds and war expenditures support. The text reads like a late 19th or early 20th century medical advertisement with patently dubious claims.
Captain Anderson Dana, newly married at Flamabergs, recalls his grandfather Charles A. Dana's belief in marriage as a stabilizing force. He shares a storied joke about a man asked if he has seen a machine for detecting lying, ending with a witty misread of the word seen.
Officials outline a proposed transport system linking Detroit and Cleveland with Buffalo and New York. The plan involves rapid rail and air connections by the Detroit Navigation Company and emergency services ready to deploy planes on short notice for passengers in need.
A Washington Star note on daylight saving contrasts a husband preferring no daylight with a joke about delaying night. It cites Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil, not born in Canada but widely sold and in demand across Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia, and New Zealand.
Report from the Buffalo press notes Canada’s military effort in beating Germany with 400,000 under fire and about 30,000 killed in action or of wounds. Major General Mewburn cites heavy sacrifice and a projected fiscal need near 835 million dollars by March next year, far above earlier outlays.
An advertisement extols Putnam's Exstractor as a quick, painless remedy for corns, claiming relief starts in drops and the corn shrivels and drops away. It asserts superior action over other remedies and urges readers to buy now.
Amsterdam despatch says Germany is building long range siege guns like those used on Paris. Workers at the Cockerill works reportedly refuse to work and will be deported this month. The guns are said to be for targeting Sevareing five miles southwest of Liege in Belgium.
Berlin dispatch reports Kaiser praises British soldiers for their brave attitude amid recent fighting. The emperor, spending every day on the battlefield, shows keen interest in prisoners taken by German forces and commends their conduct during engagement.
A testimonial from Mrs. Floyseywear of Stratford Ontario describes severe exhaustion and nervous weakness after years of strain. She credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with restoring strength and improving her health, calling it a reliable tonic for women.
A group of sailors on leave march past an internment camp of Germans. German watchers crowd the wire to hail the sailors with taunts and casual exchanges about origins and loyalties. The scene captures tense wartime banter between sides.
Local testimonials claim Minard's Liniment cured bronchitis asthma and a severe leg sprain. Mrs A Livingstone from Mahone Bay and John Mader from Mahone Bay report relief. Joshua A Wynacht from Bridgewater endorses its use for a sprained leg. Ora
Manitoba Agriculture releases a 20 page bulletin by Professor Jackson detailing gopher and squirrel species, burrow plans, hibernation notes, and questions about gopher breeding. The guide includes drawings and a map, with copies available from the Publications Branch Winnipeseana.
A fragmented clipping discusses the value of a pound of kilogram weight items and references infertility in eggs for incubation. It notes dog hair wool spinning from long haired breeds, with a British Red Cross Society committee formed to study the object.
Mrs Ernest E Adkins of Brotton Sask says Baby's Own Tablets work well for four years and she always keeps a box on hand Thousands of other mothers agree the tablets are ideal mild laxative that relieves minor ailments of children They sell for 25 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Canada A Dudley England steel works manager Joseph William Flack was fined 100 pounds for clocking extra hours in his payroll Eight nations in the European war have 17 000 000 fighting men.
The food control board orders mills to stop re grinding bran into shorts and to discontinue that practice. All flour produced henceforth must bear the designation Government Standard Flour and be quoted accordingly in trade. Mills may package graham flour in seven pound papers and are urged to stock edible bran, adding one pound of bran to every four or five pounds of Government Standard Flour. The note links home production to civilian wartime labor in trenches and fields.
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